Same Day Delivery sees commitment between Mercedes-Benz and Amazon.com

The huge demand for same day delivery services continues to rise nationwide and hot on the heels of that Mercedes Benz, a key manufacturer of sprinter vans, have opened their new Sprinter plant.

Ostensibly fueled by a confirmed order of 20,000 vans from Amazon the commitment underlines the rapid rise in Same Day Delivery demands from the eCommerce giant in addition to the sector as a whole.

“We’re proud to partner with Mercedes-Benz Vans to contribute to local economies through the order of Amazon branded Sprinter vans produced at their new plant in North Charleston,” said Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice-president of worldwide operations. Thanks to the tremendous response to Amazon’s new Delivery Service Partner program, we are excited to increase our original order of branded Sprinter vans to 20,000 vehicles so new small businesses will have access to a customized fleet to power deliveries of Amazon packages.”

Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice-president of worldwide operations

Two years of construction preceded the opening of the new Mercedes plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. Total investment in the location was approximately US$500 million and over 900 employees will be located at the plant. Furthermore, the facility is expected to grow to some 1,300 employees over the next two and half years.

For Same Day Trucking and Same Day Freight services for your commercial freight you can count on us, it's an exciting time to be part of the sector as evidenced by the relationship between Amazon and Mercedes-Benz.